Pipe extractor



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To all 'whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, DONALD C. Purline, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clarence, in the county lof Shelby and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pipe Extractors, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to -grapple or fishing device for removing pipes or curbings from wells, such as oil wells, artesian wells,

and the like, andhas for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction and increase the eiiciency and utility of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter sliown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the tion- ."Figure 1 -is' a sectional side elevation of preferred embodiment of the invenl the improved implement applied.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the same.

The improved, implement includes a body portion 10 and a shank portion 11 with a point 12 extending from the body 10, as shown.

The shank 11is smaller than the body 10 and relatively long, and threaded at the upper end'as shown at 13 to receive a tubular pull rod 14, the latter preferably of sections of gas piping, the number of sections dependin on the de th of the well, or the distance below the surace o f the pipe to be grappled. Formed transversel through the body 10 is an opening 15, an pivoted at 16 in the opening are reversely directed and operative gripping fingers or dogs 17, each dog terminating in a chisel point 18.

Formed in the opposite faces of the body 10 are recesses or seats 19, and secured -by a screw or other fastening device 2O in each recess is a 'fiat spring 21, the latter bearing b their free ends respectively upon the dogs 1R77, as shown in Fi re 1, and operative to `holdthe dogs yiel ably in projected position, and to press the chisel points against a portion 23 extending longitudinally of the body and stock and communicating at one end with the opening 15 and with an obliquely directed portion 24 connecting the lo'ntudinal portionjwith exterior'of Athe stoc ,asrepresentedinFi'gureL 3L pull ble 25 -is extended through the guideway 23-24, and divided within the opening 15 vas shown at 26, andthe divided portions connected respectively tofthe grip- Pmlgog 17.' i l en a pipe is to be grappled the 'iinproved deviceis lowered-into t e `well-until it is within the pipe, the dogs by theirform and location permitting the implement to pass down -in'to the pipe, but at any attempt -to withdraw the implement, the dogs will be' distended by the action of the springs 21,

and firmly grip the pipe 22, and any. upward v pull upon the coupled gas pipe sections 14 will result in drawing the pipe 22 from the well, the greater the resistance .the greater will be the grip.

If occasion arises .to release the--grip of the dogs, this-can easily be accomplished by an upward pull on the cable 25, as willbe obvious.

' The improved implement is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured and of any required size or capacity. The body 10, shank 11 and point 12 will be integral, and preferably of cast steel to insure the requisite strength.

lThe springs 21 being entirely embedded in |Ihe springs being separatelgY held in place, a broken spring may be renewed Without disturbingthe other spring.

The reduced point 12 operates yto guide the body with its dogs into the open upper end of the pipe to be grappled.

' The pull member 25 being located for a portion of its length entirely within the body and stock, is protected from abrasion by'contact with the walls of the pipe.

- The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification but it willbe understood that modifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made in the construction without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing an of its advantages. c

Il-,Iaving thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:

1. An implement of the class described cnipn sin g' a Bodyhving a pointed man extending from one, end and a reduc A extending from ,l theother end, said bod having a' transverse opening therethroug and said shank having a cable guideway therein communicating with the body opening, reversel 'operating grip members pivoted within he opening' and withdrawable within the linesof the same, and a pull cable connected to the gri members and extending through the gui eway.

2. An implement of the class described comprising a body havinga reduced shank extending from one end,A said body having a transverse opening therethrough and outwardly 'opening recesses communicating with the opening and said shank having a cable guideway therein communicating with the body opening, reversely' operating grip members pivoted within the opening and .withdrawablewithinthe 1ines-of the same,

a spring secured to the body within each of shank.

said recesses and A'constantly engaging` respectivel withS said grip members, and a pull cab e connected tothe -gr'ip members y and extending through the guideway.

3. In a device of the class descrlbed, `a.

stock having a transverse opening. and vertically. directed seats in the opposite faces of the stock and communicating with the -transverse opening and with a guide chan-v nel communication with the opening, grip devices pivoted withinv said opening and withdrawable entirely within the lines of the same, a spring secured in each of saidA DONALD C. PETREE. 

